Remembering Dennis the manatee

Patriot Staff

Thursday

Oct 16, 2008 at 2:00 AMOct 16, 2008 at 8:49 PM

Editor’s note: Rob J. Buckler, a Sandwich resident who works in Hyannis, penned this poem after watching the rescue of a wayward manatee from Sesuit Harbor in Dennis Oct. 11. When Dennis the manatee swam up the creek, many hundreds of people arrived for a peek. Poor Dennis was lost and all by himself. So the powers that be decided to help. When they called in the experts, the law, and the press, The manatee's fate was anyone's guess. Poor Dennis was caught in a net before long, and hoisted on high, to the cheers of the throng. They loaded poor Dennis into a large truck, 'Twas then that the manatee ran out of luck. With no place to swim and nowhere to hide, they carted him off for an ill- fated ride. Now Dennis is gone and the pundits will write That we did what was best, but he lost the good fight. He was doomed from the start; he had no business here, In the waters so cold, and the Winter so near. I found myself hoping the poor beast would survive. He was in such good hands when last seen alive. And I wanted poor Dennis to find a new home, With sunshine, companions, and yes - room to roam.

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